Laptop, car break-ins reported over weekend

Journal-Advocate staff

Posted:
06/11/2012 03:26:44 PM MDT

June 10

At 7:27 p.m., Monica Rios of Sterling reported a burglary at 1523 Evans St. 201 between 2:45 p.m. and 7:25 p.m. The items stolen include an LG 50-52-inch plasma television valued at $1,000 and a MAC computer with wireless keyboard valued at $2,000.

At 10:03 a.m., Edward Kohl of Sterling reported a burglary at 315 N. Ninth Ave. between 8 p.m. June 9 and 9:45 a.m. June 10. The report listed a door trim and lock chain damaged, valued at $75, and four Playstation 2 games valued at $40 stolen.

June 9

At 11 p.m., 22-year-old Joshua Dean Allen of Sterling was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. An officer contacted Allen at the Blue Bird Motel and found a glass pipe on him containing what smelled like burnt marijuana.

At 5 p.m., 42-year-old James Larry Padilla of Sterling was issued a Logan County summons for two counts of child abuse (criminal negligence) without injury, at 1500 Fillmore St.

At 3:05 p.m., Sara Lindsey of Sterling reported a theft at 230 East Broadway St.

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between 5:40 a.m. and 3 p.m. The items stolen include a clasp wallet with an alligator skin pattern valued at $15, a Colorado drivers license and retired USN ID valued at $14 and $25 cash.

At 1:41 p.m., 22-year-old Brandon Scott Seiter of Sterling was arrested on a Morgan County Sheriff's Office warrant for failure to comply. Seiter was also issued a Sterling municipal summons for possession of drug paraphernalia. He was held at the Logan County Jail with no bond, as per the current bond schedule.

At 7:45 a.m., Anna Quick of Sterling reported a theft at 612 Hamilton St. between 6 p.m. June 8 and 7:45 a.m. June 9. The report listed Colorado license plates valued at $5.06 stolen off of 2000 Dodge.

June 8

At 11:40 p.m., 18-year-old Mario Andreas Godinez of Sterling was arrested on a warrant for another agency and possession of less than an ounce of marijuana.

At 10:57 p.m., Judy Knaub of Sterling reported a theft at 605 N. Sixth St. between 10:15 and 10:30 p.m. The report listed a Wells Fargo checkbook valued at $1 and $60 cash taken from a wallet inside a vehicle.

At 10:15 p.m., 18-year-old Alex Michael Monheiser of Crook and 19-year-old Seth Riggs Toft of Hugo were charged with illegal possession or consumption by a minor, which occurred at 100 N. Third St. Both were stopped by an officer in Monheiser's 1997 Ford pick-up, and a 30-pack of Keystone Light was found in the back with a cold, empty Keystone Lite on the ground. Monheiser blew a .032 blood alcohol level and Toft blew a .125. The 25 remaining unopened cans were destroyed.

At 8:43 p.m., 19-year-old Dillon Allen Tadolini of Sterling was arrested on four charges that occurred at 1212 Phelps St. The charges listed include two counts of second-degree assault with a deadly weapon, possession of an illegal weapon and criminal mischief between $500 and $999 in damage.

June 5

At 4 p.m., 92-year-old Otis Otzenberger of Sterling struck the bumper of a 1968 Mercury Cougar with his 2003 Toyota. Only the Toyota sustained damage.

At 1:10 p.m., a hit and run was reported at Wells Fargo at Ash Street and North Third Street. A Chevy/GMC 4x4 pickup truck, as described by a witness, collided with the passenger side of a 2002 Ford Ranger trying to park. The driver then fled, and the driver's vehicle was not located.

June 4

At 9:39 a.m., 61-year-old Lynn Morrison of Sterling's 1995 Freightliner FL80 struck the back of a parked 2001 Ford E250 at North Ninth Avenue and Platte Street, causing the Ford to strike a parked 2003 Chevy Venture.

June 3

At 9:04 a.m., George Borner of Sterling reported a burglary at 409 Phelps St., between 6:45 June 2 and June 3. The items stolen included a Kodak Easy Share Cx-7430 camera valued at $180, a Ryobi 4 volt iron rechargeable cordless screwdriver valued at $30 and a Ryobi air nailer valued at $130.

June 1

At 1:51 p.m., Marion Turnage of Padroni reported a theft at 1510 West Main St. between 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. The report listed several items stolen from a vehicle, including a brown leather billfold valued at $20; a Colorado ID, Social Security card and hunting license; a Chase and SCFU debit card; two sets of house and car keys valued at $10; and $170 cash.

At 1:02 p.m., the 1996 Dodge Ram of 51-year-old Kurt Welsh of Sterling struck a metal sidewalk in the 300 block on Main Street. Welsh was pulling into a parking spot.

At 11:16 a.m., 19-year-old Brenda Yanez of Yuma's 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee collided with the 2002 Chevy Trailblazer of 65-year-old Carla Patterson, in the intersection of West Main Street and Third Avenue. Yanez entered the intersection with a red light, and Patterson's Trailblazer collided with Yanez's Grand Cherokee front to side. No injuries were reported.

At 11:06 a.m., 87-year-old Vada Kauffman of Sterling's 2007 Jeep Liberty struck the 2007 Jeep Wrangler of 68-year-old George Sickendick of Sterling at South 10th Avenue and Douglas Street. Kauffman failed to stop at a stop sign approaching Douglas Street and her Liberty collided with the side of Sickendick's Wrangler. Both drivers reported injuries, with Sickendick reporting what looked like a broken left wrist.

May 28

At 3:08 p.m., a 1997 Pontiac Grand Am driven by 18-year-old Kyle Werch of Sterling collided with a large pile of rocks at Riverside Cemetery at North East Avenue and County Road 24. Werch was traveling too fast and drove off the cemetery roadway into a gravel parking/unloading area, striking the pile of rocks in the middle of the gravel area surrounding a water well. The Grand Am overturned and came to rest on the roof of the vehicle, sustaining severe damage. Werch sustained a scrape to the head and left knee, but reported no injuries. He said he was attempting to leave the area as fast as possible to get away from the “cops,” as he'd been contacted by law enforcement less than five minutes earlier in reference to concealing a BB gun in his waste band.

May 25

At 1:39 a.m., 21-year-old James Ward was involved in a motorcycle pursuit with a Logan County Sheriff Deputy. Ward had difficulty navigating a turn from Broadway Street onto the 700 Block of Elm Street and was laid over on its right side in the dirt parking lot immediately south of the 700 block of Elm Street.

May 19

At 2:40 a.m., 18-year-old Timothy Ford struck a 2004 Dodge Stratus with his 1997 Ford Thunderbird, while attempting to evade law enforcement at North Sixth Street and Pantall Street. The Thunderbird sustained moderate damage to the driver's side front fender and slight damage to the hood and front tires.

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